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- 8/12/2020
NACDS asks CMS to fix state calculations reducing Medicaid reimbursement
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NACDS' Steve Anderson notes that the way states use data from prescription discount card transactions drive down Medicaid reimbursements for pharmacy. - 8/12/2020
Camber launches generic Effexor
Camber’s generic Effexor is available in dosage strengths of 37.5 mg 75 mg, and 150 mg. - 8/12/2020
2020 NCPA Annual Convention to be held online
The National Community Pharmacists Association has switched its annual convention to a virtual meeting, to be held Oct. 18 to 19. - 8/12/2020
Aurobindo gets FDA OK for generic Robaxin
Aurobindo's methocarbamol tablets are available in a dosage strength of 750 mg. - 8/11/2020
Moderna inks $1.5B deal with HHS for 100M COVID-19 vaccine doses
The Department of Health and Human Services' deal with Moderna, which calls for up to 100 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, also includes the ability to purchase an additional 400 million doses. - 8/11/2020
Vitruvias intros generic K-Tab
K-Tab and potassium chloride extended-release tablets had a market value of approximately $346 million for the 12 months ended March 2020, according to IQVIA. - 8/11/2020
FDA approves Kite Pharma’s Tecartus
Kite Pharma' s Tecartus is the first cell-based gene therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma. - 8/10/2020
APhA, Walmart partnership brings opioid training to pharmacists, technicians
The American Pharmacists Association and Walmart are bringing free online training on opioid stewardship to all pharmacists and technicians in a program that contains 6.5 hours of training and education. - 8/10/2020
Camber launches generic Yaz
Camber is releasing generic Yaz in 3 mg/0.02 mg in three blister cards of 28 tablets. - 8/10/2020
Alembic receives FDA blessing for Levitra generic
Vardenafil hydrochloride tablets have a market value of roughly $35 million for the 12 months ended June 2020, according to IQVIA.